1103 + Mcqs in Ratio and Proportion Page 18 McqOptions

851.	Find the fourth proportion to 2,3,6
A.	18
B.	12
C.	9
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

852.	If a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 4:3, then find a:b:c
A.	8:12:9
B.	2:3:8
C.	2:3:8
D.	2:3:12
Answer» B. 2:3:8

Discussion

853.	Ram, Rakesh and Vijay invested in the ratio of 3:5:6 in business. If the amount invested by Rakesh is Rs. 75000, what is the total amount invested in the business ?
A.	Rs 4.1 lakh
B.	Rs 3.1 lakh
C.	Rs 2.1 lakh
D.	Rs 1.1 lakh
Answer» D. Rs 1.1 lakh

Discussion

854.	Prince started a business investing Rs 30,000. After 8 months Nitish joined with a capital of Rs 45,000. At the end of the year the total profit earned was Rs 90,000. What is the share of Nitish ?
A.	Rs 20,000
B.	Rs 30,000
C.	Rs 40,000
D.	Rs 50,000
Answer» C. Rs 40,000

Discussion

855.	The average age of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of the boys is 16.4 years while that of the girls is 15.4 years, what is the ratio of boys to girls in the class.
A.	7 : 3
B.	5 : 3
C.	1 : 3
D.	2 : 3
Answer» E.

Discussion

856.	The ratio of the income of A to that of B is 5 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3 : 5. If they save Rs 2000 each, what is the income of A ?
A.	Rs 2000
B.	Rs 3000
C.	Rs 4000
D.	Rs 5000
Answer» E.

Discussion

857.	Prerna decided to donate 15% of her salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated Rs 1896, which was 80% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Prerna's salary
A.	Rs 13,800
B.	Rs 14,800
C.	Rs 15,800
D.	Rs 16,800
Answer» D. Rs 16,800

Discussion

858.	Narendra started a business, investing Rs 30,000. Six months later, Chandan joined him with Rs 15,000. If they make a profit of Rs 10,000 at the end of the year, what should be the share of Narendra ?
A.	Rs 7800
B.	Rs 8000
C.	Rs 8500
D.	Rs 9100
Answer» C. Rs 8500

Discussion

859.	Pinku, Rinku and Tinku divide an amount of Rs 4,200 amongst themselves in the ratio of 7 : 8 : 6 . If an amount of Rs 200 is added to each of their shares, what will be the new ratio of their shares ?
A.	5:9:7
B.	6:9:7
C.	7:9:7
D.	8:9:7
Answer» E.

Discussion

860.	A sum was divided among Suresh, Raman and Pankaj in a way such that Raman gets 40% of the amount Suresh gets. If Suresh gets 30% of the total arribunt, in what ratio was the sum divided among Suresh,
A.	15:6:12
B.	15:1:29
C.	14:6:29
D.	15:6:29
Answer» E.

Discussion

861.	The ages of Rohan and Amit are in the ratio 10: 13. After 15 years the ratio of their ages will be 13 : 16. What is the difference between their ages ?
A.	10 yrs
B.	15 yrs
C.	20 yrs
D.	25 yrs
Answer» C. 20 yrs

Discussion

862.	In a school the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 5. When 12 girls leave the school, the ratio becomes 9 : 1 3 . How many boys are there in the school ?
A.	50
B.	54
C.	59
D.	61
Answer» C. 59

Discussion

863.	Suman started business investing Rs 40,000. After 6 months Abhinav joined with Rs 25,000. After another 6 months Swati joined with Rs 16,000. find ratio of profit shared between three partners after
A.	158 : 75 : 32
B.	159 : 75 : 32
C.	160 : 75 : 32
D.	161 : 75 : 32
Answer» D. 161 : 75 : 32

Discussion

864.	Karan starts business by investing Rs. 60,000. 6 months later Shirish joins by investing Rs. 1,00,000. At end of year profit is Rs. 1,51,800. What is the Shirish's share in the profit ?
A.	Rs. 72000
B.	Rs. 60000
C.	Rs. 65000
D.	Rs. 69000
Answer» E.

Discussion

865.	The ratio of the ages of a father and son is 17 : 7 respectively. 6 years ago the ratio of their ages was 3 : 1 respectively. What is the father's present age ?
A.	50 Years
B.	51 Years
C.	52 Years
D.	53 Years
Answer» C. 52 Years

Discussion

866.	The ages of three persons A, B and C are in the ratio of 4:7:14 and the ages of B, C and D are in the ratio of 2:4:5. What is the ratio of the ages of A, B, C and D ?
A.	45:2:21:39
B.	4:14:28:22
C.	8:11:22:35
D.	8:14:28:35
Answer» E.

Discussion

867.	Rajeev invested amount of Rs.75000 to start business. After 18 months his friend Suresh joined him with amount of Rs. 90000. At the end of 4 years they earned profit of Rs. 36281. What was the share o
A.	Rs. 15549
B.	Rs. 16549
C.	Rs. 17549
D.	Rs. 18549
Answer» B. Rs. 16549

Discussion

868.	In a fraction, if the numerator is increased by 20% and the denominator is decreased by 40%, what will be the ratio of the first fraction to the second ?
A.	1 : 2
B.	3 : 5
C.	5 : 7
D.	7 : 9
Answer» B. 3 : 5

Discussion

869.	The triplicate ratio of 1 : 2 is?
A.	1 : 3
B.	1 : 12
C.	1 : 8
D.	3 : 1
Answer» D. 3 : 1

Discussion

870.	The duplicate ratio of 3 : 4 is?
A.	1 : 2
B.	9 : 16
C.	2 : 1
D.	3 : 5
Answer» C. 2 : 1

Discussion

871.	If 10% of x = 20% of y, then x : y is equal to:
A.	10 : 30
B.	10 : 1
C.	5 : 4
D.	2 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

872.	The inverse ratio of 3 : 2 : 1 is?
A.	2 : 3 : 6
B.	2 : 3 : 1
C.	3 : 1 : 2
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 2 : 3 : 1

Discussion

873.	If a : b = 3 : 4, b : c = 7 : 9, c : d = 5 : 7, find a : d?
A.	11 : 5
B.	5 : 11
C.	5 : 12
D.	4 : 12
Answer» D. 4 : 12

Discussion

874.	Mehul's monthly salary is one and a half times Shailesh's monthly salary. Prashant's monthly salary is five-fourth of Mehul's monthly salary. If the total of the monthly salaries of all the three is R
A.	Rs. 66,750
B.	Rs. 70,750
C.	Rs. 78,750
D.	Rs. 83,750
Answer» D. Rs. 83,750

Discussion

875.	Gina invests Rs. 48,000 to start business. Four months later Shrayon joins her by investing Rs. 62,000 & another two months later Deepika joins them both by investing Rs.80,000. Profit is Rs. 20,661.
A.	Rs. 3,390
B.	Rs. 4,390
C.	Rs. 5,390
D.	Rs. 6,390
Answer» E.

Discussion

876.	Rita invested 25% more than Sunil. Sunil invested 30% less than Abhinav who invested Rs. 6,000. What is the respective ratio between the amount that Rita invested and the total amount invested by all
A.	20 : 114
B.	25 : 109
C.	30 : 107
D.	35 : 103
Answer» E.

Discussion

877.	An amount of money is distributed among A, B and C in the ratio of 1:2:9. If C gives Rs. 400 from his share to B, the new ratio becomes 1 : 3 : 8 . What is the total amount ?
A.	Rs. 4200
B.	Rs. 4800
C.	Rs. 5400
D.	Rs. 5700
Answer» C. Rs. 5400

Discussion

878.	The ratio of three numbers A, B and C is 6: 8:15 If A, B and C are increased by 300%, 275% and 100% respectively, what will be the new ratio of A, B and C ?
A.	3:5:5
B.	4:5:5
C.	6:5:5
D.	7:5:5
Answer» C. 6:5:5

Discussion

879.	The ratio of the earnings of A to B is 5 : 8. If the earnings of A increases by 25% and that of B decreases by 25%, what is the new ratio of their earnings ?
A.	25:24
B.	15:14
C.	5:4
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. 15:14

Discussion

880.	Rs. 3400 is divided among A,B, C and D in such a way that the share of A and B, B and C, C and D may be as 2 : 3, 4 : 3 and 2 : 3 respectively. The sum of shares of B and D is
A.	Rs. 2040
B.	Rs. 3040
C.	Rs. 4040
D.	Rs. 5040
Answer» B. Rs. 3040

Discussion

881.	Mr. Joshi and Mr. Chandra started a business investing Rs. 3800 and Rs. 4600 respectively. If net gain of Rs. 945 was to be distributed in accordance with their investment, what would be share of Mr.
A.	Rs. 427.5
B.	Rs. 527.5
C.	Rs. 627.5
D.	Rs. 727.5
Answer» B. Rs. 527.5

Discussion

882.	If the liquid soap of a 16 Rs/ litres is diluted and sold at 17 Rs./litres, in what proportion water should be mixed to gain 25% ?
A.	3 : 1
B.	5 : 1
C.	7 : 1
D.	9 : 1
Answer» E.

Discussion

883.	Prices of two products ‘A’ and ‘B’ are in the ratio 5 : 8. If A’s price is increased by 20% and B’s price is reduced by 20%, what will be the new ratio ?
A.	7 : 11
B.	11 : 13
C.	15 : 16
D.	19 : 21
Answer» D. 19 : 21

Discussion

884.	A sum has to be distributed among P, Q and R in the ratio 3 : 5 : 6. If the combined share of P and Q be Rs. 12,400 what is R’s share ?
A.	Rs. 9,100
B.	Rs. 9,300
C.	Rs. 9,600
D.	Rs. 9,900
Answer» C. Rs. 9,600

Discussion

885.	If a : b = 2/9 : 1/3, b : c = 2/7 : 5/14 and d : c = 7/10 : 3/5 then a : b : c : d is
A.	5: 14: 3 : 31
B.	16: 24: 30 : 35
C.	22: 17: 11 : 5
D.	19: 14: 22 : 14
Answer» C. 22: 17: 11 : 5

Discussion

886.	If 60% of A's income is equal to 75% of B's income, the B's income is equal to x% of A's income. The value of x is
A.	70
B.	75
C.	80
D.	85
Answer» D. 85

Discussion

887.	A sum has to be distributed among Prem, Sapna and Neera in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 If sapna gets Rs. 1200, What has prem got ?
A.	Rs. 700
B.	Rs. 800
C.	Rs. 900
D.	Rs. 1000
Answer» C. Rs. 900

Discussion

888.	Five kgs. of Masoor cost Rs. 135/- whereas eight kg. Chana cost Rs. 96/- What is the ratio of per kg. cost of Masoor to that of Chana?
A.	9 : 4
B.	11 : 14
C.	19 : 17
D.	21 : 15
Answer» B. 11 : 14

Discussion

889.	38 percent of first number is 52 percent of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number?
A.	26 : 19
B.	11 : 19
C.	6 : 19
D.	2 : 19
Answer» B. 11 : 19

Discussion

890.	If an amount of Rs 168480 is distributed equally among 72 persons. How much amount would each person get ?
A.	Rs. 2040
B.	Rs. 2140
C.	Rs. 2240
D.	Rs. 2340
Answer» E.

Discussion

891.	If the product of the present ages of father and son is 640 and the ratio of their present ages is 5 : 2 , what is the age of the son ?
A.	12 years
B.	16 years
C.	19 years
D.	21 years
Answer» C. 19 years

Discussion

892.	A, B and C divide an amount of Rs 7200 amongst themselves in the ratio of 8 :9 : 7 . If an amount of Rs 3 00 is added to each of their shares, what will be the new ratio of their shares of amount ?
A.	7:11:8
B.	9:10:8
C.	5:17:8
D.	3:15:11
Answer» C. 5:17:8

Discussion

893.	'A', ' B ' and 'C contract a work for Rs 1600. Together A and B are supposed to do 5/8 of the work. How much does C get?
A.	200
B.	400
C.	600
D.	800
Answer» D. 800

Discussion

894.	Present age of Akanksha and Anushka are in the ratio 8:7. Three years back their ages were in the ratio 7 : 6. Three years from now what ratio will they have in their ages ?
A.	9 : 8
B.	7 : 8
C.	5 : 8
D.	3 : 8
Answer» B. 7 : 8

Discussion

895.	In Physics class test, marks obtained by Renu & Neeta were in ratio of 8 : 9. The marks obtained by Neeta & Seema were in ratio of 6 : 7. If Renu obtained 64 marks what marks did Seema get in exam?
A.	72
B.	78
C.	84
D.	93
Answer» C. 84

Discussion

896.	A profit of Rs. 18,000 is to be distributed among A,B and C in the proportions of 5 : 2 : 3 respectively. What is the difference between A's and B's share?
A.	Rs. 3600
B.	Rs. 4100
C.	Rs. 4800
D.	Rs. 5400
Answer» E.

Discussion

897.	Shubha got three-fourth of what Alka had. Alka gave half of what remained with her to Mohini. If Mohini got Rs. 625, how much did Alka have in the begining?
A.	Rs. 5000
B.	Rs. 6000
C.	Rs. 7000
D.	Rs. 8000
Answer» B. Rs. 6000

Discussion

898.	Ration of income of A and B is 3 : 5 respectively and C and B is 9 : 7 respectively. If the difference between the income of A and C is Rs. 4,800, What is C's income?
A.	Rs. 6000
B.	Rs. 9000
C.	Rs. 12000
D.	Rs. 15000
Answer» C. Rs. 12000

Discussion

899.	If an amount of Rs 185400 is distributed equally amongst 72 persons, how much amount would each person get ?
A.	Rs. 2500
B.	Rs. 2575
C.	Rs. 2595
D.	Rs. 2275
Answer» C. Rs. 2595

Discussion

900.	If an amount ofRs 41975 is distributed equally amongst 23 persons, how much amount do 13 persons get together ?
A.	Rs. 22725
B.	Rs. 23725
C.	Rs. 24725
D.	Rs. 25725
Answer» C. Rs. 24725

Discussion

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